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Hapag-Lloyd announces brand new service setup for Europe - Middle East & Indian Subcontinent Services

We are pleased to announce major changes and improvements to our network between Europe and the Middle East & Indian Subcontinent. Starting in January 2021, Hapag-Lloyd will be offering improved IOS, GEM and IMX services, as well as introducing a new IO3 service.
Supported by our strong local organization, our strengths in customer service and our long-term experience in the Middle East and Indian Subcontinent, we are glad to offer new and improved premium services to and from these attractive markets.

“With the revised services we are offering an optimal geographic coverage with direct and best in class connectivity from North Europe and the Mediterranean to and from the Middle East and Indian Subcontinent.
We are able to offer multiple sailings between strategic ports giving our customer’s supply chain the reliability and dependability their cargo deserves.” - Marc-Simon Vick – Senior Director Trade Management Middle East

Indian Ocean Service (IOS) and Indian Ocean Service 3 (IO3)

Hapag-Lloyd will be offering IOS and IO3 as direct services between North Europe and Middle East – ISC. This new setup will be ensured through a Vessel Sharing Agreement comprising following partners: Hapag-Lloyd, CMA CGM, COSCO and ONE.
Each weekly service will be made up of eight 8,500 TEU vessels, with Hapag-Lloyd contributing seven vessels overall. On IOS, round voyage transit-time will be reduced therefore reinforcing the schedule reliability.

The rotations will be as follows:

IOS 

Rotterdam – Hamburg – London Gateway – Antwerp – Tangier – Jeddah – Jebel Ali – Karachi – Nhava Sheva – Hazira – Mundra – Jeddah – Tangier – Rotterdam
 


IO3

Southampton – Bremerhaven – Rotterdam – Antwerp – Le Havre – Algeciras – Jeddah – Jebel Ali – Abu Dhabi – Port Qasim – Nhava Sheva – Mundra – Jeddah – Tangier - Southampton
 

Hapag-Lloyd’s involvement and offering of the IO2 service will be effectively terminated, with the last sailing being WB voyage IP053R, ETD PKBQM on 31.12.2020
 

Gulf East Mediterranean Service (GEM)

The GEM service will be upgraded and run with seven 9,000 TEU vessels jointly operated with CMA CGM and COSCO with Hapag-Lloyd providing three vessels in the service.

The rotation remains as follows:

Mersin – Piraeus – Izmit – Istanbul – Aliaga – Iskenderun – Damietta – Jeddah – Jebel Ali – Hamad – Dammam – Jubail – Jebel Ali – Jeddah – Port Said

 


Indian Subcontinent Mediterranean Express (IMX)

The IMX service will be run with eight 7,500 TEU vessels jointly operated with CMA CGM and COSCO with Hapag-Lloyd providing four vessels in the service.

The rotation will be as per follows:

Piraeus – Marsaxlokk – Genoa – Valencia – Barcelona – Fos – Genoa – Marsaxlokk – Damietta – Aqaba – Jeddah – Hamad – Jebel Ali – Karachi – Nhava Sheva – Mundra – Jeddah - Piraeus
 


The above announcement is subject to further changes and additional details, which would be provided in due course.

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